Under Bo Yi's disbelieving gaze, Mitian, too, fell under its control.
Jiang Miaoyi thought Bo Yi was worried about Mitian. This "researcher" was actually pretty warmhearted beneath that cold exterior... Although Bo Yi had always seemed indifferent to the boy called "Xiao Tian," now that something had happened to him, his concern for Xiao Tian had come spilling out...
So she kindly offered some reassurance. "You don't need to worry too much..." Judging by their experience so far, falling victim to it for the first time wasn't life-threatening.
Bo Yi couldn't very well explain the reason for his surprise to Jiang Miaoyi, who knew nothing of Mitian's true identity, so he could only accept the label of "being worried about him." Well, that evil god couldn't hear them right now anyway...
Mitian still sat rigid and motionless in his seat. Ever since the little girl had declared that he'd "made a mistake," he hadn't moved an inch.
No screaming, no tears... Oh, and of course, no drooling either.
The other players curiously began guessing what he was experiencing. "Could he be standing as punishment?"
"Possibly, but he could also be facing the wall to reflect on his mistakes..."
"Aren't those two basically the same thing?"
"Then maybe he's been locked up?"
As everyone was still guessing, Mitian slowly opened his eyes.
"Quick! Tell us what happened to you!" Then they could see who had guessed correctly!
"Were you made to stand as punishment?" Jiang Miaoyi asked eagerly before anyone else could speak.
Mitian glanced at them all and gave a quiet, seemingly very reluctant "Mm."
Seeing how awful Mitian looked, Jiang Miaoyi merely whispered a little "Yay" to celebrate winning their "guessing game." She didn't press him for details about his "dream," thoughtfully giving him room to recover.
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